SONG OF THE WEEK: GHETTO DEFENDANT – THE CLASH

Starved in metropolis…Hooked on necropolis…Addict of metropolis…Do the worm on the acropolisSlamdance the cosmopolisEnlighten the populace….

“Ghetto Defendant” is one of those songs that will never tire me. I’ve listened to it religiously for months, always finding something new in the lyrics and the way in which the different speakers’ words interact with one another. That pleasing, old poet voice rhythmically purring is none other than Allen Ginsberg reciting lyrics he wrote for the song, communicating “the voice of God.” Take a listen: